The way we were

I’m working on a book on business analysis/systems analysis as done by non-technical types, by users, (any publishers out there interested in a query letter?) and as part of that, I have been wondering what happens to old programmers.

I have the impression most people do not work that long as programmers, they drop out after a few years. Morph into some other technical discipline or, mostly, get into another line of work altogether. So, unscientific survey time: if you were, or are still are, a programmer could you send me a note and let me know how long you were a programmer, if you changed jobs or careers, what made you switch, and how you feel about the change. Thanks!